Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6:
  [IA64] tioca: Fix assignment from incompatible pointer warnings
  [IA64] mca.c: Fix cast from integer to pointer warning
  [IA64] setup.c Typo fix "Architechtuallly"
  [IA64] Add CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y to configs that need it.
  [IA64] disable interrupts at end of ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler()
  [IA64] Add DMA_ERROR_CODE define.
  pstore: fix build warning for unused return value from sysfs_create_file
  pstore: X86 platform interface using ACPI/APEI/ERST
  pstore: new filesystem interface to platform persistent storage

1 files changed, 60 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41977737bb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Persistent Storage - pstore.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Intel Corporation <tony.luck@intel.com>
+ *
+ * This code is the generic layer to export data records from platform
+ * level persistent storage via a file system.
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_PSTORE_H
+#define _LINUX_PSTORE_H
+
+/* types */
+enum pstore_type_id {
+	PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG	= 0,
+	PSTORE_TYPE_MCE		= 1,
+	PSTORE_TYPE_UNKNOWN	= 255
+};
+
+struct pstore_info {
+	struct module	*owner;
+	char		*name;
+	struct mutex	buf_mutex;	/* serialize access to 'buf' */
+	char		*buf;
+	size_t		bufsize;
+	size_t		(*read)(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
+			struct timespec *time);
+	u64		(*write)(enum pstore_type_id type, size_t size);
+	int		(*erase)(u64 id);
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PSTORE
+extern int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *);
+extern int pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size);
+#else
+static inline int
+pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+static inline int
+pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /*_LINUX_PSTORE_H*/